episode_0054

Jump and jump.

A female secretary who appeared to be in her mid-20s appeared in the dean’s office.

This is the dean’s female secretary who is often seen in games. Nice to see you after a long time.

“Winners, please come inside.”

The five cadets entered the dean’s office one by one.

What caught my eye as soon as I entered was the leather sofas lined up on a luxurious carpet and the wooden table placed between the two rows of sofas.

There was a huge and ornate chandelier shining down, and the sunlight coming in from the window added to the charm.

I was overwhelmed by the luxurious atmosphere from the beginning and belatedly noticed the person sitting at the head table.

The dean, who had been sitting in the chair from the beginning, made eye contact with everyone who entered the dean’s office, clapped his hands, and opened his mouth.

“Hey, all the talented people from Victoria Academy are here! Haha!”

Clap clap clap

The dean was clapping his hands alone in a quiet atmosphere, but when the female secretary touched him, he stopped and continued speaking.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’m good at getting into the mood. I called to see in advance the faces of the people who will receive awards today. I ended up handing out the awards myself.”

The female secretary handed each of us a piece of paper.

Me and Lucy had two each.

On the paper were drawn the prizes we would receive and the approximate route of movement on stage.

“The award ceremony is scheduled to be held at 10 o’clock. They will be getting ready for rehearsal by now, so let’s go to the auditorium and have a light rehearsal. Oh, you two will stay there for a moment.”

The dean winked at me and Lucy, and the female secretary who was standing behind walked out of the dean’s office.

“Please follow me.”

Ellis, Su-rin Moon, and the second-year male cadet followed behind the female secretary, leaving me and Lucy alone.

“Hey, Ho-yeon Lee. What’s going on now? Why are we the only ones left?”

“It’s okay, just stay still.”

Doesn’t this guy feel it yet? This is enough to know. It’s an award that only the two of us receive separately at the commendation ceremony. Of course, it is a prize for defeating Felix.

This is not the level of being slow to notice.

Maybe it was a defense mechanism to force myself not to remember things about Felix.

I try not to extend my thoughts in that direction as much as possible.

If that’s really the case, I feel a lot sorry.

After the cadets’ footsteps completely disappeared, the dean spoke.

“As you may have already guessed, we are planning to reward you for finding and subduing Majin Felix.”

Lucy’s face suddenly turned blue.

“Yes, yes? Now, just a moment!”

widely.

I held Lucy’s hand tightly as she tried to speak.

I shook my head when I saw Lucy’s eyes looking back in surprise.

It meant to stay still for now.

Lucy pursed her lips as if she wanted to speak, but eventually closed her mouth.

“Hmm, of course you are nervous. Unlike the top cadets, you will receive awards along with the hunters.”

For some reason, there were no excellent cadets in the printed circuit that I received, so it seems like they received it separately from us. Instead of telling you not to be nervous, these words make you even more nervous.

In fact, Lucy’s tremors became worse.

however… Something was strange.

The prize is too big. Of course, the case of a cadet catching a demon hidden in the academy is a huge event and should be greatly rewarded, but Victoria Academy would not want to make it this big.

It’s the same with the one that covered up my accident last time, and most of the people there are selfish people like that.

But since I couldn’t ask why the award was so big, which was unusual, I decided to just stay still.

“So, I’m thinking about what reward I should give you guys. It’s almost decided, but there’s some opposition.”

In addition to a printout to check our route, we also received a confidentiality pledge document.

How big of a reward would they give so much that they even wrote a secret pledge document?

Perhaps because my expression seemed nervous, the dean smiled kindly.

“Both of you, don’t be nervous. Think of yourself as the main character and be confident. Once this award ceremony is over, all the accusations against you will disappear.”

“…Yes, thank you.”

We left the dean’s office after hearing the dean’s words to participate in the rehearsal since we had said everything we wanted to say.

“I can’t take this.”

After leaving the dean’s office for a while, Lucy suddenly grabbed me and said,

“Lucy.”

“I didn’t do anything. I was stupidly captured by the demon, and as soon as you came to rescue me, I lost consciousness. When I came to, I was in a hospital room. But why did I get an award? I couldn’t get it.”

Lucy’s eyes are shaking. The rejection reaction is worse than you think.

But now, in fact, I caught the mine alone. I can’t do it, and I can’t cancel the award ceremony.

★ Heroine status window

[Lucy]

– [Likeability: 93]

– [Sexual drive: 40]

– [Appetite: 30]

– [Fatigue: 35]

Current status: I made such a big mistake and I can’t receive the award.

I might say I was fortunate, but the reason I didn’t want to receive the award was because I felt sorry for myself.

If I had said that I didn’t want anything to do with Felix, I should have thought about giving up the award ceremony for Lucy’s mental state, but fortunately it wasn’t the worst.

If you do this, there will still be a breakthrough.

“Lucy….”

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry, but this is so….”

“Lucy. Do it for me.”

“….”

“If I tell you that I caught the demon by myself, the interest in me will increase too much. I might face threats from people who are jealous of me.”

In fact, I didn’t know how to attract aggro while targeting heroines, so I already gave up on things like interest.

To be honest, I don’t know if there is any threat from receiving attention.

But Lucy didn’t know that.

“… okay.”

“Thank you. For thinking of me.”

“No. Receiving an award is good for me, but it would also be nice if it adds another line to my career later!”

Lucy fell for my persuasion.

I felt a little more at ease after realizing that receiving the award was helping me.

*

“Next, there will be a moment of silence to honor the hunters who sacrificed their lives in suppressing the gate.”

A solemn background sound played and the audience began to meditate.

“Wow, I’m shaking, I’m shaking.”

“Don’t be nervous. It won’t be a big deal.”

Me and Lucy were waiting backstage for the awards ceremony.

“It’s no big deal! Aren’t we already next? Ugh..”

“Well, that’s right.”

Next, after the commendation given to the hunters who contributed to suppressing the gate, it is our turn.

But why don’t they come? It will soon be your turn.

“Ayoung, wait a minute. It’s just a meal with colleagues. Why are you being so grumpy?”

“I’m sorry. I’m busy these days.”

“Ayoung, wait!”

At that time, I heard the voices of people entering the waiting area.

It was a familiar name and voice.

Soon, a woman with straight black hair and white skin entered the waiting room.

“Ha, really. Huh? Hoyeon?”

“Mr. Ayoung, hello.”

“Ah, that’s right! I said that I would invite the cadets who defeated demons to today’s award ceremony! Why didn’t I remember that?!”

It seems like this damn academy only gave information to me and Lucy.

You work like shit.

“Ayoung! Hmm?”

The man who came in late saw me and Baek Ayoung talking, frowned, and approached with an unappealing expression.

The man looked me up and down and smiled, perhaps a little relieved.

“Ah, those stars who caught the magic… No, they are cadets?”

“….”

How can you be this unlucky even if it’s your first time meeting? As soon as he finds out that the other person is a cadet, he ignores him so much that I don’t like him.

“My name is Kang Ye-chan, and I am receiving an award with Ayoung. I am a class A hunter, and I work at the association.”

“Yes. Nice to meet you. Ayoung, you didn’t tell me you would be receiving an award today.”

I listened to Kang Ye-chan’s words with one ear and let them go with the other.

“Well, I told you to keep it a secret. People outside won’t know I’m getting it, right?”

“Didn’t everyone from the association come too? I think it would be noticeable if Ayoung and I weren’t there.”

“Huh? Is that so?”

Does it seem like that? As I look at Baek Ayoung muttering, I laugh.

He is a person who is surprisingly pure. Except I like rape.

“Haha, I guess you know Ayoung? Where did you meet her?”

“Please prepare for the next people!”

“Oh, I have to go. See you later!”

“Yes. Good luck!”

Baek A-young and Kang Ye-chan followed the guide and went up to the stage.

I didn’t see you during the rehearsal earlier. You’ll do well, right?

“Lucy, let’s get ready too. It’ll be soon.”

“Yes. But… how do you know the saint?”

I’m a little afraid that Lucy is finding out about my relationship with women through this recognition ceremony.

“We met while volunteering on the weekend. I’ll tell you later.”

“Volunteer…? You really work hard….”

“It’s just a hobby, a hobby.”

Everything was done to seduce women, but Lucy looked at me like I was some kind of great person.

This is a good illusion, so I should leave it alone.

“Next cadets! Come in!”

“let’s go.”

“…Ugh, yes!”

You seem very nervous. It’ll be okay, right?

“Tsk!”

Lucy seemed very nervous, so I massaged her shoulders with my hands.

“Relax. It’ll be over soon.”

“Yes.”

– Next, there will be an award ceremony for the demon extermination cadets.

We slowly went up to the stage.

At first we were greeted by a bright light, and then we saw a huge crowd of people.

The crowd was such that I had no idea why on earth we should be receiving an award here.

The faces that were glimpsed through them were all academy cadets, high-ranking executives of the association, and executives of major guilds, and people were sent from most places.

I walked slowly and stood in front of the dean.

“The cadets have become an example to society by eradicating demons that were hiding in the academy, and are responsible and just… for this, we commend Cadet Lee Ho-yeon.”

“thank you.”

I accepted the commendation from the dean with the utmost courtesy and dignity and wore it on my left arm.

“Lucy. The contents are as above.”

“thank you.”

“…?”

“Tsk.”

A snort was heard from somewhere in the audience.

Lucy’s face turned red as she received the commendation, even her ears.

Do you get that nervous in crowded places?

“This concludes the award ceremony.”

The award ceremony ended with the dean’s declaration and applause.

It was only about a minute for me, but what a boring time it must have been for the academy cadets sitting there. express condolences.

Clap clap clap

The joyful applause of the cadets filled the auditorium.

When the thunderous applause stopped, the dean spoke again.

“As Dean of Victoria Academy, I couldn’t help but admire the spirit of these two cadets.”

suddenly? Wasn’t it over?

“At an academy that is supposed to safely train future generations, we are fully aware of our responsibility for such an incident to occur, and we are also aware of our sin in entrusting the handling of the matter to the students.”

Lucy and I were taken aback by the Dean’s sudden action, and the people sitting there also looked like they were wondering why they were suddenly acting like that.

“But before that, I would like to reward the two students.”

The dean took a moment to catch his breath and opened his mouth.

“We will open the academy’s treasure trove. We will donate a treasure to each of the two students.”

Murmur.

People in the audience began to murmur.

The Academy’s treasure trove. To be honest, I only heard about the setting, but have never been there.

I heard that there is a pile of all kinds of artifacts and valuables collected over the ages… Because rumors are just rumors.

“Victoria Academy always stands by the cadets and protects the truth. There are bad rumors surrounding the heroes who defeated the demons. Let me tell you this clearly: At Victoria Academy, we do not engage in activities such as making stars. That’s it. ”

Somehow, they say that all rumors disappear once the award ceremony is over, and this is why.

Well, if the dean speaks directly, most of those rumors will disappear.

Still, those who don’t want to believe it won’t believe it until the end, but those people are the same people who will call me a fraud even after seeing me kill Mine in front of me.

After the dean’s speech, we came down from the stage and were called back to the dean’s office.

“Well, good job. Miss Lucy was very nervous.”

“S-sorry.”

“Haha, it’s okay. It’s okay. I was like that too when I was that age.”

After the award ceremony was over, the dean became in a more relaxed mood.

I couldn’t hold back my curiosity about the question I had before and asked.

“Dean, may I ask you a question?

“Hmm? Of course. Feel free to ask anything.”

“Why are you taking such care of it? Isn’t there absolutely nothing good for the Academy?”

A question I had in my heart. The dean raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing my question, and then sighed.

“If you’re not going to say anything to your student, why are you threatening me like that?”

“yes?”

“Professor Lim Sol takes such care of you. It’s the first time I’ve seen Sol like that.”

The dean who spoke looked very tired.

“ah….”

I finally found out the secret to this big award and recognition ceremony.

*

“Now, this is the academy’s treasure trove.”

The dean stood next to the bookshelf in the dean’s office and drew a magic circle.

With an audible sound, the bookshelves turned over and a secret space appeared.

“Due to my location, I had no choice but to fill out a confidentiality agreement. Please understand.”

Well, I couldn’t even imagine hiding in a place like this.

“Uh, then choose Hoenn first.”

I slowly entered the warehouse.

Inside, various weapons were on display.

[Millennium Sword]

[Glacier Capital]

[Flame of War]

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“I don’t need a weapon…”

Things don’t always go as planned, but my goal is to fight in a safe place.

I went further inside than where the weapon was.

There were various artifacts there. And there were also magic books.

“Oh… this is unconditional. There is treasure hidden here.”

Treasure house soup rules.

It’s basically trash, so it’s best if no one touches it.

Besides, this isn’t a treasure, it’s trash, so if you ask me to bring another one, it’s just icing on the cake.

“Anyway, Professor, what is my job?”

Imsol took care of me behind my back, but I just tried to satisfy my sexual desires and felt sorry for no reason.

‘Next time I’ll bring you good information without sex.’ I promised.

As I was rummaging through the artifacts, I found a magic book rolling around in the corner.

“I found it. A hidden gem.”

The gem I was looking for appeared.